William Faulkner – Knight's Gambit 1952 1st Turkish Book Turkey

William Faulkner – Knight's Gambit (Duman) – Varlık Yayınları 1952 First Edition

Description:

This is the 1952 first Turkish edition of Knight's Gambit (Duman) by William Faulkner, published by Varlık Yayınları and translated by Talat Sait Halman. This edition has a particularly important place in the history of Faulkner's reception in Turkey: Duman was the first Faulkner work translated into Turkish, bringing the 1949 Nobel Prize-winning author to Turkish readers for the first time.

Knight's Gambit is a collection of detective and crime stories centered around Gavin Stevens, the intelligent and perceptive county attorney of Faulkner's fictional Yoknapatawpha County. Rather than relying solely on conventional detective-story formulas, Faulkner uses crimes, murders, suspicions and investigations to explore human character, motives, violence and the complex social world of the American South. The stories combine mystery and psychological depth, making them a distinctive part of Faulkner's literary output.

For collectors, this is an exceptionally interesting Faulkner edition. As the 1952 first Turkish edition and the first Faulkner book translated into Turkish, it represents an important moment in the history of world literature in Turkey. The early date, Varlık Yayınları imprint and Talat Sait Halman's pioneering translation make this a particularly desirable collectible for Faulkner collectors and enthusiasts of early Turkish translations of Nobel Prize-winning authors.

Key Features:

• Author: William Faulkner

• Original Title: Knight's Gambit

• Turkish Title: Duman

• Publisher: Varlık Yayınları

• Publication Year: 1952

• Edition: First Edition

• Language: Turkish

• Translator: Talat Sait Halman

• Genre: Crime Fiction; Detective Fiction; Literary Fiction; Psychological Fiction

• Main Character: Gavin Stevens

• Setting: Yoknapatawpha County, Mississippi

• Themes: Crime; Murder; Justice; Human Nature; Violence; Psychology; Southern Society

• Original Publication: 1949

• Historical Significance: The first William Faulkner work translated into Turkish, marking his introduction to Turkish readers.

• Format: Pocketsize

• Special Condition: Unread copy with uncut pages. The pages have never been opened or separated. Finding a 1952 book in this exceptionally unusual condition is very difficult, making this a highly collectible example.

• Collector Appeal: A true collector's copy combining three important features: the 1952 first Turkish edition, Faulkner's first appearance in Turkish translation, and exceptionally rare uncut, unread condition.

• Condition: Unread; uncut pages